COMCEC

Reducing Food Waste

In the OIC Member Countries

• Does no t prefer frozen or convenience food;

• Over ha lf of them cooks more than one type of meal at least 4 days of the week.

Uzbekistan

• Surveyed households in Uzbekistan are composed o f 4 members in average;

• Fathers do food shopping usually;

• Preferred shopping places are bazaars;

• Most of the households generally check their food stocks a t home before going to buy

food;

• The respondents sometimes plan the meals for the days ahead;

• A m ajority make a shopping list before going to purchase food;

• Many respondents rarely order any takeaway or go to eat outside;

• Most of the Uzbekistan households don 't eat frozen or convenience food;

• A m ajority do n o t cook more than one type of meal more than two days in the week.

Households' ways of disposal

Afghanistan

• Mains reasons for getting rid of uneaten food are tha t they prefer to eat fresh daily

cooked food, for health reasons and because old food does n o t taste good.

• Most of the A fghanistan households dispose the food th a t is n o t eaten to the nearest

bin.

• All of them dispose food waste like tea bags, coffee granules and vegetable peelings to

the nearest bin;

• Afghanistan households m a in ly dispose spoilt m ilk and other liquids to washbasin or

outside;

• Fruits and vegetables, as well as bakery products, are the m a in over-purchased items

th a t are throw n away;

• Most the households rarely or never dispose m ilk and other liquids;

• Over purchasing and n o t w illing to consume leftover food are the m a in reason for

throw ing ou t the food;

• Most of Afghanistan participants are no t bothered abou t throw ing food away;

• They never watch TV broadcasts or read articles on food waste;

• A h a lf of them finish their plate when they eat at home;

• A fghanistan households sometimes check the expiring date before purchasing a

product;

• Most of Afghanistan households increase their food purchases in case of prom otion;

• Most the households th ink th a t food waste is a prob lem even if it is biodegradable;

• A ha lf o f the household’s respondents care abou t the am o u n t o f food they th row away,

however m o st of them do no t try to keep to the m in im um ;

• Most o f them w ould p robab ly end up throw ing less if they had know ledge on how to

best store food;

• Most the households tha t were surveyed care abou t food poisoning and therefore try

to be careful abou t food storage;

• All of them th ink tha t cooking too m uch die t leads to food waste;

• Most of them th in k tha t a lo t of food waste is dow n to the kids;

• Most of them th in k tha t super-sizing food contributes to leftover food;

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